Reducing green house gas emissions is essential in order to meet international climate commitments. As a first step, shipowners and operators of land-based power plants are converting to technologies that enable engines and turbines to run on mixes of natural gas, LNG, hydrogen and biogas. In such mixtures, the resulting fuel quality will vary, making efficient operation challenging. Optimal performance with respect to fuel consumption and emissions requires continuous online engine/turbine optimization.
Solution
Tunable natural gas and LNG analysers provide real-time measurements of the fuel gas. Variations in quality (e.g. mix concentration and methane number) can hence be monitored, and enable operators to continuously run engines/turbines in the optimal state. The result is improved fuel economy, reduced emissions and lowered maintenance cost.
